French government urges unity in face of mass protests

by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Christophe SCHMIDT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) The French government on Wednesday urged parties across the political divide to calm the protests that have raged nationwide for more than two weeks, and signalled it was ready to make further concessions to avoid more violence. French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to rival political leaders as well as trade unions to help tamp down the anti-government anger that on Saturday led [ ]